Ukraine: gas withdrawal up due to cold snap

Ukrainian energy and coal industry minister’s advisor Maksym Beliavsky says because of the cold snap on February 24-25, Ukraine has increased gas withdrawal from its underground storage facilities (USFs) to 101 million cubic meters per day, the maximum level for the entire 2017-2018 heating season. “Ukraine, because of the temperature drop, has increased the pumping…

Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia and General Electric sign agreement on production of locomotives

PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia and U.S. company General Electric Transportation signed a framework agreement on modernization and production of locomotives. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. The agreement, in particular, provides for the modernization of a locomotive fleet and the construction of new…

Azerbaijan: Rabitabank authorized capital up

Azerbaijan’s Rabitabank has increased authorized capital by 12.8 million mantas, to 101.3 million manats, the bank said in a message. The bank’s authorized capital was increased at the expense of existing shareholders. The aggregate capital of the bank reached 104.6 million manats. The main goal of increasing the bank’s capital is to strengthen stability of…

Uzbekistan: Coca-Cola to increase production

Coca-Cola company in Uzbekistan decided to restore production of “FuseTea”, thus increasing production in the country. General director of Coca-Cola Bottlers Uzbekistan Ltd. (known as Coca-Cola Ichimligi Uzbekiston) Fahriddin Normatov said that the company planned to launch production of new types of products, including the FuseTea brand, this year. FruitTea has disappeared from the shelves…